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It certainly has been a while since I last had a pizza and lately I have been craving one. I have a fairly large list of pizza ideas to try and next up on that list was a taco pizza. The basic idea being a pizza with all of your favourite taco flavours. It seemed only natural to use a spicy salsa in place of the pizza sauce as salsa is almost a required ingredient in your basic tacos. I went with my salsa ranchera which is a quick and easy to make salsa but you could easily use your favourite store bought salsa instead. Next up was the meat and I decided to go with ground beef seasoned with a taco seasoning blend , though I was also thinking that seasoned shredded chicken or even seasoned black beans for a vegetarian version would also work well. I finished the pizza off with some shredded jack and cheddar cheese.

When I made the Thai chicken pizza with spicy peanut sauce I found out that topping a baked pizza off with fresh ingredients can be really nice and it is the perfect way to get more of your favourite taco condiments into this taco pizza. I kept things simple and went with shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes and a drizzle of sour cream. I could also see going with a freshly home made pico de gallo or some diced avocado. The sky is the limit here and you could go for pretty much any of your favourite tacos condiments here.

I have to say that this taco pizza turned out amazingly well! The pizza was great all by itself with the tasty salsa ranchera, seasoned beef and ooey gooey melted cheese but adding the lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream really took it over the edge. It was just like eating tacos and almost as messy with the topping spilling off with every bite! Once again the fresh toppings on the pizza worked fantastically well and I will have to keep that in mind when making other pizzas.

What a brilliant idea! Why did I never think of that! I'll think of putting peaches on my pizza, but never to turn it into a mexican feast! Thanks much for that inspiration Kevin! Super yummy looking photos by the way, wish I could just grab a bite through my screen! That crust looks unrealistically crispy, too! Now I'm hungry... and I've just had supper! :D

This looks great! I've made plenty a mexican pizza, but a friend sent me a picture of a chipotle pizza menu item from a restaurant in Anchorage he recently visited. My mind immediately exploded with ideas. What I'm going to try is a layering of toppings starting with refried beans, a chipotle sauce, Chipotle Restaurant style barbacoa, sauteed mushrooms and onions, black olives, colby jack cheese. Topped with lettuce, tomatoes, avocados and finished with cilantro and a drizzing of Alton Brown's crema.

Kristy Lynn: A vegetarian version would also be good. I was thinking seasoned black beans instead of the ground beef. The roast corn would go great with the black beans!

Adam L: I know, there are just so many ways that you could do a taco style pizza! I had a hard time choosing! The chipotle sauce and barbacoa pizza sounds good! When you mentioned the refried beans I immediately thought about doing a tostada style pizza!

Saw the recipe on Tuesday. I knew it would be a hit in my house. I cooked it tonight. It was delicious! The crust was crispy and the meant, cheese and salsa blended well with the toppings of lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream! Delicious meal with a light feel! -Laverne

Taking the two great favorites, pizza and tacos and combining is a real winning idea, especially for football season, which is right around the corner. Not that I'll be watching, but I might be cooking for a few games.

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I came to realize that my meals were boring and that I had been eating the same few dishes over and over again for years. It was time for a change! I now spend my free time searching for, creating and trying tasty new recipes in my closet sized kitchen.